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2019

Wednesday 12.00 noon - 1.00 pm, Telehealth Centre, John Hunter Hospital

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Wound management

Palliative care

Community acquired pneumonia

Population health

Trauma

Medico-legal issues for the intern

Decompensated liver disease

Fluids and electrolytes

GP training

Delirium

Chest pain

Child protection

Stroke

	Dr Rachel Hughes Director, Palliative Care Mater Hospital
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Palliative care Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Explain what is meant by the “palliative approach” Discuss the issues when converting from one opioid to another and from one route of administration to another Manage difficult conversations with palliative care patients and their families/carers.
	Care of the dying patient - JHH
	Palliative care
	Palliative care: The last hours and days of life

	Assoc Prof Peter Wark Respiratory Physician HNELHD
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Community acquired pneumonia Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Make a differential diagnosis of acute shortness of breath/community acquired pneumonia Order and interpret the results of investigations for acute shortness of breath/community acquired pneumonia Appropriately manage patients with acute shortness of breath/community acquired pneumonia.
	Adult Community Acquired Pneumonia: Initial Investigation and Empiric Antibiotic Therapy HNELHD CG 15_34
	Community acquired pneumonia - JHH
	Overview of community-acquired pneumonia in adults

	Dr Tony Merritt Public Health Physician HNELHD
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Population health Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Identify which conditions require priority notification to the Public Health Unit at the time the diagnosis is suspected Discuss the rationale for urgent public health intervention for selected conditions Provide appropriate management and referral for patients with bat exposures at risk of Australian Bat Lyssavirus infection.
	Management of an Outbreak of an Infectious Disease or Infestation within HNELHD Facilities PD2017_013:PCP 16
	Notifiable diseases
	Measles: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prevention

	Mr Mitchell Smith Trauma CNC, Trauma Service John Hunter Hospital
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Trauma Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Articulate the purpose of trauma systems Demonstrate appropriate application of trauma call criteria Define purpose and time frames in which to attend primary, secondary and tertiary surveys Define who manages trauma throughout the hospital journey.
	Hunter Retrieval Service (HRS) primary trauma taskings where patients are met at Mid North Coast Regional Trauma Centre PD2018_011:PCP 1 and PD2010_030:PCP 1
	Evaluation of abdominal trauma
	Initial management of trauma in adults

	Dr Matthew Howes Anaesthetist John Hunter Hospital
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Decompensated liver disease Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Understand the causes of hepatic decompensation Appreciate the manifestations and complications of decompensated liver disease Articulate management options .
	Cirrhosis
	Acute liver failure in adults

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	Mr Peter Cocking CNC, Wound, IV, Enteral John Hunter Hospital
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Wound management Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Discuss the functions and anatomy of the skin and the different stages of wound healing Conduct an assessment to define wound aetiology, select an appropriate wound dressing and prescribe a wound management plan.
	Basic principles of wound management

	Ms Marianne Nicolle Principal, Meridian Lawyers Newcastle
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Medico-legal issues for the intern Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Assess and appropriately manage patient consent and parental consent Understand The Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002.
	NSW Health, Privacy Manual for Health Information

	Dr Eswari Vilayur Nephrology Physician John Hunter Hospital
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Fluids & electrolytes Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Identify risk factors for hyperkalemia with the use of drugs that interfere with the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone syndrome Identify major causes of hypokalemia Recognise SAIDH.
	Electrolyte Replacement – Adult HNELHD CG 19_11
	Overview of acid-base and electrolyte disorders
	General principles of disorders of water balance (hyponatremia and hypernatremia) and sodium balance (hypovolemia and edema)

	Dr Chris Starling General Practitioner, Shoal Bay Medical Educator, GP Synergy
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: GP training Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Articulate subspecialties available within general practice Understand the pathways for becoming a general practitioner.

	Dr Sarah Davies Advanced Trainee, Geriatrics John Hunter Hospital
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Delirium Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Diagnose delirium Identify the causes of delirium Manage delirium using both pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies.
	Delirium - JHH
	Evaluation of delirium
	Diagnosis of delirium and confusional states

	Dr Stuart Sugito Advanced Trainee, Cardiology John Hunter Hospital
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Chest Pain Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Evaluate patients with chest pain Recognise ischaemic ECG changes Assess acute and chronic management of ACS.
	Cardiac Chest Pain and Cardiac Symptoms Management > 18 yrs old HNELHD CG 14_24
	Evaluation of chest pain
	Evaluation of the adult with chest pain in the emergency department

	Mr Marc Knight Senior Health Clinician, JIRT Violence Prevention and Care - Hunter
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series: Child Protection Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Explain the NSW Health Policies and Procedures in regard to child protection Explain our legal responsibilities in regard to Child Protection.

<img src="media/Images/Stroke.png" alt="FirstFrame" width="90" height="55 " />	Dr Carlos Garcia Neurologist, Stroke John Hunter Hospital
	Log on to My Health Learning to enrol in Intern Lecture Series 2019: Stroke Following completion of this module you will be better able to: Diagnose and instigate appropriate hyperacute care for ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke patients Discuss the considerations for the use of thrombolysis in hyperacute stroke patients Identify and manage potential complications due to stroke Appropriately investigate stroke patients to determine the mechanism of stroke and prevent recurrence Discuss the use of new oral anticoagulants in stroke patients.
	Acute stroke
	Overview of stroke
	Initial assessment and acute management of stroke